Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

July 08, 1993|By CHRIS STEUART Daily Press

FISHTALK

Saltwater fishermen are having a terrific time of it, while freshwater anglers are struggling through the feast-or-famine ``Dog Days'' of summer.

The lower Chesapeake Bay is producing good numbers of flounder as well as cobia. More keeper flounder have been caught near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel during the past few days than have been so far this season. Good catches havecome from near the cement ships and the high-rise span.

Cobia are still active near Bluefish Rock, but have made a showing of late near the fourth island of the CBB-T.

Offshore trollers are catching all the dolphin they want, especially at the Cigar. Bluefin tuna have been scattered, but a good number have come from the Southeast Lumps.

As for the freshwater action - take along a couple of coolers full of cold liquids. It's tough out there. The air temperature often is in the upper 90s, the water temperatures are in the mid-80s, and the lack of rain is dropping the water levels of most area reservoirs. The best freshwater action has been provided by chain pickerel, catfish and the ever-steady bluegill.